#acl KeithLofstrom:read,write All:read '''~+Look at RecentChanges for current work-in-progress+~''' {{attachment:title.png| Launch loop earth to high orbit launch system | width=960px}} ~-''note: pretty image is NOT to scale. From hundreds of kilometers away, decimeter cross sections are invisible. Also, there probably won't be stations at altitude, vehicles will climb the inclines. Wind loading will be compensated with propellers. No time to add them to the image''-~ [[ ShortIntro | Short Intro ]] . . [[ WhatsNew | What's New? ]] . . [[HighApogeeConstruction]] . . . [[ http://launchloop.com/slides/launchloop.pdf | launchloop paper ]] . . . [[ attachment:taper.pdf | very long tapered cables (29K) ]] . . . The [[ http://launchloop.com/slides/SEloop/index.html | slides ]] from the 2009 [[ http://www.spaceelevatorconference.org/ | Space Elevator Conference ]] . . . The [[ attachment:isdc2002loop.pdf | launch loop slides (2025K) ]] for the ISDC2002 conference. . . Slides for the [[ attachment:isdc2002energy.pdf | launch energy paper (233K) ]] from ISDC2002. '''What do we need Launch Loops for? To cheaply launch [[ http://server-sky.com | Server Sky ]], data centers and space-sourced energy in orbit!''' || {{ attachment:ccbysa.png | | width=100 }} || Unless otherwise noted, text and images on this website are licensed [[http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/us/|Creative Commons Share and Share Alike]]. Software and designs are licensed [[http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html|GPL2]]. . . Other linked websites have different licenses and permissions. || For more information, email to keithl AT kl-ic DOT com